董加福鄭子太極拳藝術

緣起:
1989年三月天裡，有一天精神顯得不集中而懶散。頭昏腦脹，全身顯疲軟，胸部偶而時隱隱作痛，幾天下來毫不在意，只當作是感冒，多休息就好，隔鄰藥房拿拿藥方便，偶爾打打(點滴)，再過了數天，未見好轉，有一天當步向藥房之際，咳嗽一大把口血，驚慌失措中，藥房囑向醫院檢查，才發現染上致命的「出血性登革熱」。當時躺在醫院的我，卻非常的平靜而安祥。因為精神昏昏沉沉。想睡！更想這樣舒服的好好睡去。記得有一次張開眼望著上空的輸血袋，插在手中的針管，家人慌亂的腳步聲。

血不足用，搭機北部購血，來來往往。後來，血管肌肉逐漸萎縮，全身發紫，輸血針管已插不進去。只好注射手指間或腳指間輸血。不幸又併發嚴重肺炎，肺部積水，抽水，急救，治療，輾轉躺在病床一個多月；非常感恩上蒼給于我重生的機緣，終於大病好轉出院；大病初癒，舉步艱難，軟弱無力，靠著家人撐著往公園吸吸清新空氣養病。

公園裡柔和如水，緩慢綿綿的打拳動作，吸引了我。但走路動腳還很困難，就只好在旁邊動上半身，揣摩比劃比劃。幾個星期下來，頓覺精神、氣力恢復的很快，立刻覺得這是適合我養生的一種很好的運動-太極拳37式。

人生猶如夢幻泡影，一場大病讓我與太極拳結下了不解之緣，重新追求一調整身心、心靈成長的運動方式。"打太極拳"是上天給我活下來磨練和挑戰的禮物。在學太極拳一路過程中。身心的煎熬，孤獨走過荊棘艱難。渡過慘淡時光。倍感辛酸淚水的淬煉。若沒有對太極拳那一股真愛的執著。難行！難行！

屈指算來，為學太極拳一幌也數十寒暑。人生若沒有這些逆境的沖刷，便沒有鑽石般的璀璨，沒有這些挫折的考驗，就不會有不屈的人格，以及如果不能從人生真理中萃取精華去力行實踐，也就無法享受成就的喜悅，"實劍鋒從磨礪出、梅花香自苦寒來"。
太極與無極，真空生妙有，身心與妙智慧合而為一，從生命中發掘真理與覺悟。因此最後從"執著""不執""我執"中深深愛上我的太極拳37式！　　　　董加福

In March,1989, feeling dizzy and exhausted, occasionally with pain in the chest, I thought I came down with a flu. Maybe the symptoms would relieve after taking a little rest. However, my physical condition just went from bad to worse. All of a sudden, on my way to the next-door drugstore, I severely coughed with a burst of blood. Panic-stricken, I was rushed to the hospital, subsequently finding I was contracted with a fatal epidemic: Dengue Fever. Lying on the bed in the hospital, dizzy, sleepy but composed, I just wanted to fall asleep deeply. At other times, I stared at the injector and the needle, accompanied with the stride of my anxious family. After running out of the supplied blood, my family hurried to fly to Taipei for purchasing more blood. What’s worse, due to long time injection, my veins and muscles came to shrink so that the blood could be transfused only through the veins between my toes or fingers. Unfortunately, a severe complication, pneumonia, occurred. After the hospitalization for a whole month, I was so grateful for recovery from such a fatal disease.
After the medical treatment, I was so feeble that I took a walk under the assistance of my family. In the park, the gentle and slow movements of Tai Chi Chuan intoxicated me. Though I had difficulty walking, I endeavored to imitate the Tai Chi teacher’s actions. Several weeks later, I resumed my energy quickly. I found this exercise for keeping me healthy -- Tai Chi Chuan.
Life is often compared to a dream. My ailment brought about the affinity between me and Tai Chi Chuan. I was eager to pursue a perfect style of sports which is beneficial to both mental and physical conditions. Tai Chi Chuan is looked upon as “the gift from the heaven” after my recovery from such a serious disease. In the process of learning Tai Chi Chuan, I stuck to my goal regardless of physical pain and loneliness. With a great faith and devotion, I was immersed in the ingenuity of this ancient wisdom: Tai Chi Chuan. Without the affection toward Tai Chi Chuan, I could never make it.
It has been a few decades since I learned Tai Chi Chuan. Now, I appreciated the test of adversity. After conquering the obstacle, I could savor the elation of achievements. Being a champion in numerous Tai Chi Chuan contests, I have one motto deep in my mind: Fail and Try.
Through each failure, it is the strength and experience that I gained to encounter next challenge.
Tai Chi originates from Wu Chi (Zero). Under the cultivation of Buddhism, I could combine the martial art with true wisdom. Now, from the deeper understanding of Buddhism, I, instead of being obsessed, am profoundly infatuated with Tai Chi Chuan. Tong jia-fu

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